UTA may halt hourly bus route between Grantsville, Tooele
An underutilized bus route connecting Grantsville and Tooele could be altered or discontinued, according to the Utah Transit Authority. Ryan Taylor, the coordinated mobility manager for UTA, said...
View ArticleDrought may push more deer herds into local gardens
Most local gardeners and farmers agree deer are a problem. Most will also agree that drought is likewise bad for gardens. But one of those issues can exacerbate the other. According to Jay Cooper, an...
View ArticleStericycle applies for expanded Rowley operation
A pair of operating permit applications filed by Stericycle indicate the medical waste handler hopes to obtain state permission to more than double the size of its incineration operation when it moves...
View ArticleDistrict, TATC enhance STEM training
Tooele County School District and Tooele Applied Technology College are forging a new partnership to prepare more students for high-demand jobs in science, technology, engineering and math. The Utah...
View ArticleCowboys tame Buffs with Barrus’ 10 strikeouts
Grantsville senior pitcher Wyatt Barrus had 10 strikeouts as Grantsville put away Tooele 3-2 in cross-county rivalry action on Tuesday. The victory, Grantsville’s third of the season, comes in the...
View ArticleStansbury approves purchase of park restrooms, excavator
The Stansbury Park Service Agency allocated funds for outdoor restroom facilities and a new excavator during its Wednesday night meeting. The service agency approved allocating up to $200,000 for the...
View ArticleStudent creativity abounds in annual school district art show
The creativity of Tooele Valley secondary students is on display at Tooele High School. The Tooele County School District’s Annual Student Art Show started Monday at the THS cafeteria and will run...
View ArticleCounty attorney presses charges against mom in February ATV crash
The Tooele County Attorney’s office has filed charges against the mother of a 9-year-old Tooele girl who died in an all-terrain vehicle accident on Feb. 8. Necole Anderson, 39, has been charged with...
View ArticleBike shop opens in Stansbury garage to meet growing local repair demand
If the advent of spring has you dusting off your bicycle, a new home-based business in Stansbury Park has opened just in time to help you. Tooele Valley Bike Service opened in Aaron Spilker’s garage in...
View ArticleStockton man arrested after allegedly firing a handgun within town limits
A Stockton man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after allegedly firing multiple rounds from a handgun into the ground within the town limits. Clifford Voss, 52, faces charges of discharge of a firearm,...
View ArticleGrantsville man, his mother charged in child’s death from drug toxicity
A Grantsville man and his mother face charges in 3rd District Court connected to the death of the man’s 18-month-old daughter in December 2012. Brandon Kimber, 34, was charged with child abuse...
View ArticleCanyon camping to open for Easter
Two Tooele County hotspots for locals and tourists will open in time for Easter weekend camping. Campgrounds in Settlement and Ophir canyons will open on April 1, according to Dave Brown, Tooele County...
View ArticleStericycle aims to open Rowley-based incinerator by 2020
Though the actual groundbreaking for the medical waste incineration facility Stericycle hopes to construct in Tooele County is still a few years out, company officials believe they are on track to make...
View ArticleNew Stericycle burner may put out more air pollution
Stericyle’s proposed dual incinerator medical waste facility at Rowley could produce more pollution than the company’s current operation in North Salt Lake, according to applications filed with the...
View ArticleGrantsville baseball survives late Buffalo charge
Grantsville scored two runs in the first inning and three in the fifth to outlast the Buffaloes 5-4 as Tooele made it a one-run game in the top of the sixth inning at home. “In our format where you...
View ArticleStallions suffer sweep against Bear River
The Stansbury baseball team’s pursuit of another Region 11 title just got a whole lot tougher. Two days after Bear River managed to squeak out a 2-1 win over the Stallions in a pitcher’s duel, the...
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Karen Judy Barney
Karen Judy Barney passed away on March 27, 2015. She was born to Ivan “Brent” and Judy Taylor Barney on May 14, 1969. Karen attended Grantsville High School. Karen loved her friends and family dearly....
View ArticleThe right to life, liberty and the pursuit of…
Editor’s note: “Matters of faith” is a column that provides local religious leaders a place to write about how their respective faiths provide hope, courage and strength in these modern times. Do...
View ArticleFoundation wants high school grads to stay local for college
Tooele County’s education community is putting money behind the statement that local high school seniors don’t have to leave home to attend college. The Tooele Education Foundation announced last week...
View ArticleWeekend lunar eclipse to start summer of stargazing at SPOC
Though locals missed out on last week’s much-publicized solar eclipse, the moon will offer a consolation prize this weekend. This coming Saturday’s early morning lunar eclipse will kick off the summer...
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